Health Minister JP Nadda Launches JOSH Teams, Says India Very Close to Eliminating Tuberculosis

October 8, 2026 4:45 PM

Health Minister JP Nadda Launches JOSH Teams, Says India Very Close to Eliminating Tuberculosis

Union Health Minister J P Nadda asserted on Thursday that India is very close to achieving the goal of eliminating tuberculosis as he launched the Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) teams that will bring together more than 58,000 youth volunteers to strengthen grassroots mobilisation in the fight against the disease. Highlighting India's progress, he noted that the country's tuberculosis incidence has declined by 21 per cent compared with a 12 per cent global decline, while treatment coverage has rea...

JOSH teams to be rolled out across 55 districts in 11 states to boost TB awareness

October 7, 2026 11:55 AM

JOSH teams to be rolled out across 55 districts in 11 states to boost TB awareness

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Defence, will launch JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) Teams on October 8 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.   In the first phase, JOSH Teams will be rolled out across 55 districts in 11 states to strengthen youth-led community mobilisation and take the message of TB Mukt Bharat to the grassroots.   Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fert...